Information processing apparatus

Abstract

Allocation result accumulation unit accumulates allocation results of each business operator that requests allocation of flight airspace of drone. Allocation result accumulation unit accumulates, as the allocation results, an allocated airspace amount represented by the size of allocated flight airspace and the period in which flight in the flight airspace is permitted. When allocation requests are received from multiple business operators, flight airspace allocation unit allocates flight airspace by giving priority to a high priority business operator according to the allocation results accumulated in allocation result accumulation unit with respect to each business operator. Flight airspace allocation unit allocates the flight airspace by assigning a higher priority to a business operator for which the allocated airspace amount that has been accumulated is small.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. An information processing apparatus comprising:
 a processor configured to:
 accumulate allocation results of each of a plurality of business operators requesting allocation of flight airspace along a flight path for a respective aircraft, wherein each allocation result is defined by at least one of a size of the flight airspace and a period in which flight in the flight airspace is permitted; 
 determine an airspace amount for each business operator, wherein the airspace amount is baaed on the allocation results accumulated over a period of time for each business operator; and 
 when an allocation request is received from each of the plurality of the business operators, allocate flight airspace for each respective aircraft by giving priority to a business operator having a higher priority according to the airspace amount associated with each business operator. 
 
 
     
     
       2. The information processing apparatus according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the airspace amount being an allocated airspace amount with respect to flight airspace for which allocation has been finalized, and 
 wherein the processor is configured to allocate the flight airspace by assigning a higher priority to a one of the business operators for which the allocated airspace amount is smaller than the allocated airspace amount of another one of the business operators. 
 
     
     
       3. The information processing apparatus according to  claim 2 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
 determine the priority by adding, to the allocated airspace amount that has been accumulated for each business operator, a respective quested airspace amount that is the airspace amount of the flight airspace requested by the allocation requests received from each of the plurality of business operators as determined for the allocated airspace amount. 
 
     
     
       4. The information processing apparatus according to  claim 2 ,
 wherein an attribute is defined for flight airspace, and 
 wherein the processor is configured to determine the priority by assigning a weight corresponding to the attribute of the flight airspace to the allocated airspace amount of the flight airspace used when determining the priority. 
 
     
     
       5. The information processing apparatus according to  claim 4 ,
 wherein the attribute is a speed limit in the flight airspace. 
 
     
     
       6. The information processing apparatus according to  claim 4 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
 accumulate, as the allocation results, a number of aircraft that simultaneously use flight airspace, with respect to flight airspace for which allocation has been finalized, and 
 determine the priority by assigning a weight corresponding to the number of aircraft in the flight airspace to the allocated airspace amount of the flight airspace used when determining the priority. 
 
     
     
       7. The information processing apparatus according to  claim 2 ,
 wherein a time zone in which the aircraft is allowed to fly is represented in the allocation request, and 
 wherein the processor is further configured to:
 accumulate, as the allocation results, an amount of allocation requests performed in order to allow aircraft to fly in the same time zone as the aircraft to which flight airspace has been allocated, with respect to flight airspace for which allocation has been finalized, and 
 determine the priority by assigning a weight corresponding to the amount of allocation requests of each business operator to the allocated airspace amount of the flight airspace of each business operator used when determining the priority. 
 
 
     
     
       8. The information processing apparatus according to  claim 2 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
 obtain information indicating a degree of performance of the respective aircraft owned by each business operator, and 
 determine the priority by assigning a weight corresponding to the degree of performance indicated by the obtained information to the allocated airspace amount of the flight airspace used when determining the priority. 
 
     
     
       9. The information processing apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
 perform allocation without using the priority when the number of aircraft for which allocation was requested is less than a number of aircraft defined according to the size of airspace that can be allocated, 
 wherein when response information indicating that the schedule of the at least one task may be changed is input, the integration unit integrates the schedules of the two or more scheduled tasks. 
 
     
     
       10. The information processing apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the allocated airspace amount is defined by both the size of the flight airspace and the period in which flight in the flight airspace is permitted. 
     
     
       11. The information processing apparatus according to  claim 3 , wherein the requested airspace amount is defined by both the size of the flight airspace and the period in which flight in the flight airspace is requested.